It is frightening to see what some companies will do for money: Oceans are pumped with gallons of industrial waste; forests razed off the face of the earth. All in the name of the American Dream.
Our society is primarily driven by the idea of consumption. Magazines and internet articles glorify lavish...

No, you don't want a uniform
Among the more bizarre statements I've heard in my lifetime (and this is coming from a person who spent 12 years on an island famous for spontaneously disappearing airplanes) is the declaration of "I wish we had uniforms!" Though I've heard the remark in more than a few...

For many students, a day without using social media just doesn't feel right. Social media is great for sharing information and having fun with friends, but it can be more than that. Social media is more than just the stereotypical teenager staring down at his phone oblivious to what is around him.
Social...

With Halloween festivities, there seems to be a clear line of things people can do at a certain age and things they can't. They can't go trick or treating, can't dress up past middle school, and can't go to haunted houses or watch scary movies. Of the two circumstances, being too young to celebrate is...

In the midst of the at-times-overwhelming high school environment, it's quite easy for confidence levels to dwindle.
And as our confidence–or worse, our self-worth–falls to pieces, we begin to focus on our failures: an unimpressive first impression, a stressing school grade, an unfavorable performance.
Often,...

Feminism, the past three-century-long campaign against patriarchy, has been constantly asserting itself into all aspects of life. As a female, I'm more than happy that our society has been slowly shifting towards a more egalitarian approach but with advocacy comes misconceptions.
Take a modern day...

I've been noticing more and more that there are many students who insist to be accompanied by friends while walking during passing periods. I wonder if this is because they don't want others to think they are friendless or because they have social anxiety and therefore don't feel like they can be independent....

If anything, the paychecks can make it worthwhile but building up a resume at a young age, even if the only things on it are a babysitting gig or experience at a business, is a valuable asset to have.
In spite of all this, it's not a requirement that teenage jobs are boring. Setting up an internship...

Being surprised with someone's kindness of which they went out of their way to give forth can really make someone stop in their tracks and appreciate mankind.
There are people whom make it a priority to do at least one good deed a day so that the idea of doing so can hopefully be passed along.
This...

Tests and quizzes are almost a constant part of the high school experience. As all students know, these assessments are meant to test our knowledge of the information and skills we've been learning in class. So, one disappointing aspect of all of this is that because students are given so many tests,...

When summer began I told myself I was going to use my Netflix account way more frequently. What ended up happening is I Watched a combined total of 10 episodes of some random T.V shows and maybe watched 2 movies, and I feel like I could have watched more if Netflix didn't have so many choices. When ...

The new rendition of the popular children's story Peter Pan by Warner brothers is coming to theaters October 9, 2015. As the trailers came out for this movie though, a noticable change has been made. The character 'Tiger Lily', a native American has been cast with a white actress. Although, the producers...